The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-27
A GLANCE AT THE FASHIONS.

Silk gloves of a pale tan, with long, loose
wrists, are substituted for kid during the
hot weather.
The pale green willow, and chsrtreuss
trimmings upon sresm white toilets, look
refreshiDgly cool this season.
The fashion of mingling striped, plaided
and polka-dotted fabrics in one costume
prevails, but is not admirable
Small bonnets OF sheer white orgaudl
made with many white pleatings, are worn
to church in the country, trimmed with
big bows of pure white ribbon.
Ecru embroidered muslins are made
with ruffied skirts, apron drspery and
shirred waists, which are held in place by
broad, heavy white belt. The shoulders
are ornamented with epaulets of thick,
soft white ribbon bows
The latest black lace dresses are MADE
by sewing alternate strips of lace, insert
ing two IL ches wide, and bla ok MORE rib
bon of the same width. The fabric
formed in this way is draped diagonally
across the MORE underdress in front and
straight In the back. The waist is shirred
across the shoulders and about the neck
over tight silk lining and gathered to q
point at the belt line.
Pleated shirt waists OF striped or sprigged
linen, percale, or bastite for neglige uses
are growing more and more in favor, aud
are worn at all the summer resorts over
skirts of various kinds. The deep sailor
collar is frequently briar-stitched with fast
dye cotton in red or blue, and the cuffs
are finished to match. a row OF small red
or blue bone buttons fastens the blouse
| down the front.
Black failles, satin foulards, poplins,
moires, and also thinner materials IN silk,
| canvas, etamine, grenadine, gauZes, velvet,
| stripped and jetted nets, are all ia high
| vogue. Black satin skirts, drapei with
| brocaded gauze, edged with Chantilly lace,
| and worn with bodices of Chantiily net,
| matching in design. make thoroughly ele-
| gent toilets, these, like entire lace gowns
| in black, enabling the wearer tn vary
| them by different colored trimmings aud
| floral garnitures, if desired,
| A pretty evening gown is a white silk
1 null. 1t is made over a skirt of cheap
white silk and has three narrow flounceE
| of the null edged with two rows of narrow
| white satin ribbon. The long drapery j!
/ edged with four rows of ribbon and is no
where draped high enough above the
| hounces to expose the silk underskirt. Th'
waist is a low necked, sleeveless white
| silk basque. over which the null is gath
cred high in the throat, held there by three
rows of ribbon. There are ne sleeves, and
the gloves are white.
Though sleeves are generally worr
longer than they were, still large humble
of persons, for the sake of GOODNESS, cleo
| for those which reach a little below thu
elbow. This fashion, of course, entail
gloves long enough to meet the sleeve trim
ming, and though mitts and silk gloves ar
no longer considered high fashion, they ar
convenient, more comfortable than kid
and more easily put on and of in no
weather. Where the elbow sleeve is dis
liked, a good substitute is furnished in tn
model so popular everywhere now, whici
is straight and full from shoulder-seam &
Trlstband, and generally made Of semi
diaphonous fabric.
| The new India silk grenadine gauze and
satin sashes, now the rage in full dress, are
not merely wide in loop and streamer, bal
wide also about the waist. A little car;
and trouble are necessary to arrange tn esC
belts satisfactorily. The broad band is no
laid in close tight folds, but crumpleC
around the waist, as it were, and it is bes
not TO conflde too much to pins In tn
matter, or, if hooks are not practicable, Il
use small safety pins, these hidden aTal
under the soft fabric after it is adjusted
Oblong slides and buckles are also EN-
ployed. The crumpled style OF sash band
it is hardly necessary to state, is becomin
only to slender figures.